Baseball Jargon

verb to multiply by two; to increase twofold

• The company's profits doubled in the last quarter.
• I just doubled my score in the game!
• He doubled down on his bet and ended up winning big.
• Her heart doubled in size when she saw the puppy.

noun a hole in a piece of wood where a branch or knot has been removed

• The carpenter carefully inspected the knothole in the wood before starting to work on the project.
• I peeked through the knothole in the fence to see what was happening next door.
• We found a cool knothole in the tree where we could hide our secret stash.
• She felt like she was always looking at life through a knothole, never fully experiencing everything around her.

noun a verb meaning to eject saliva from the mouth

verb to eject saliva from the mouth

• The doctor asked the patient to spit into the cup for a saliva sample.
• Don't forget to spit out your gum before going into the meeting.
• I can't believe he just spit in her face like that!
• His words were like spit in my face, I couldn't believe he would say such hurtful things.

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'run chase' is a noun phrase referring to the act of chasing someone or something while running.

• The team successfully completed the run chase with an over to spare.
• We nailed the run chase, finishing with plenty of time to spare.
• We totally crushed the run chase, finishing way ahead of schedule.
• The run chase felt like a race against time, but we managed to come out on top in the end.

noun KBO stands for Kuiper Belt Object, which is a type of astronomical object found in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the outer solar system beyond Neptune.

• The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is one of the most popular professional baseball leagues in Asia.
• I love watching KBO games on TV, the players are so talented!
• I'm rooting for my favorite KBO team to win the championship this season.
• The success of the new product launch will be a home run, just like a KBO player hitting a grand slam.

noun a brutal and prolonged fight or contest

• The boxing match turned into a brutal slugfest between the two opponents.
• The fight escalated into a slugfest with punches being thrown left and right.
• It was a real slugfest out there, both fighters were giving it their all.
• The debate turned into a slugfest as each candidate tried to outdo the other with their arguments.